Solids motion in a conical frustum-shaped high shear mixer granulator

Chemical Engineering Science

Volumn 62, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 756-765

  Ng, B H ^a   Kwan, C C ^a   Ding, Y L ^a   Ghadiri, M ^a   Fan, X F ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Granulation; High shear granulator; Mixing; PEPT; Solids motion

Indexed keywords

FLOW PATTERNS; GRANULATION; IMPELLERS; MIXING; SWIRLING FLOW;

HIGH SHEAR GRANULATOR; POSITRON EMISSION PARTICLE TRACKING (PEPT); SOLIDS MOTION;

MIXERS (MACHINERY);

FLOW PATTERNS; GRANULATION; IMPELLERS; MIXERS (MACHINERY); MIXING; SWIRLING FLOW;

EID: 33845413710     PISSN: 00092509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ces.2006.10.003     Document Type: Article

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